Overview

• Downing Street says the cross-government task force is working at pace to deliver a new evacuation scheme for critically ill Gazan children.
• A first cohort of 30–50 patients is expected to arrive in the coming weeks, subject to clinical need, security clearances, and logistical arrangements.
• UNICEF estimates over 50,000 children have been killed or injured in Gaza since October 2023, reflecting the emergency scale of medical demand.
• Children will transit through third countries with family members, undergo biometric data collection before receiving case-by-case NHS clinical assessments.
• Parallel private efforts by Project Pure Hope continue while the Foreign Office, Home Office, and Department of Health finalize post-treatment immigration status and hospital placements.